Variations

How popular is Welsh?

Welsh is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#1097 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Wallace(#1201 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) and Wally are the popular variation forms of Welsh (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Welsh was well-received during the years 1920-1929 (MEDIAN #686) and is now much less (#1600, ▼96%), with the form Wallace becoming less in vogue. (2015 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Hersh, Welby, Wells, Wes and West. These names tend to be more commonly used than Welsh.